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NASB | Deuteronomy 7:2 and when the LORD your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 7:2 and when the LORD your God gives them over to you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall not make a covenant (treaty) with them nor show mercy and compassion to them. |
Subject: How do we open eyes to truth? |
Bible Note: The simple fact is that God COMMANDED Israel to go to war! Therefore, it cannot be evil in at least that instance. Thus, one cannot say that war is always wrong. Or, you are saying that God commanded Israel to do evil. Israel is a set apart nation. They are caused to be a stunbling block to all nations. God has his own agenda for them and ultimately it is for our good...the gentiles. And again, I remind you that these were happenings under the old covenant. Now, we live under Grace by Faith...not under law. God also commanded the deaths of people. Sometimes, He even commanded "innocent" women and children to be killed. Here I agree...innocent people will be killed for the sake of the plan of God and in Jesus name. "Thy will be done Lord, even though it may bring great sorrow to our earthly vessels." We can disagree about when war is justified or not, but I simply don't see any Biblical argument that rules it all automatically. There is no verse which says, "War is always wrong, thou shalt never kill!" If there were such a verse, God Himself violated it! Here we have a problem...because when I read, "Thou shalt not kill"...I do not see an "except for this reason or that" clause after it. There are no buts...just Thou shalt not kill. To further that, every move Jesus made cried out...take on not weakness, but meekness...turn the other cheek, love thine enemies, pray for those that use you..and basically taught us to take strength in the following of His teachings, through which we will be able to quinch ALL the firery darts of the wicked one. (Big and small) By the way, we are not bombing innocent children. We are bombing the soldiers of the Taliban who have choosen to back a terrorist organization that has and will continue to attack us unless they are stopped. I invite you to tour the Time.com 'essay in pictures page'. Please make it clear to the burnt children in Afganastan that we are not bombing them. And to those whose parents and loved ones have been killed. ) They bomb, with planes, the Trade Towers. In those towers, were thousands of people who were simply going to work. They had not done anything to the terorrists. They had not done anything to the Taliban. In fact, most of them probably had no clue who the Taliban were. But, 4,000 of them are now dead because an evil group decided that they could make a point by killing them. Do you actually think that I am not aware of this or condone it in any shape, form or fashion? Yes, they commited a terrible, violent act!!! They were driven by evil forces, whisperings and deceits of satan....which we are not going to overcome with the simple weapons of man. The evil behind those attacks will only be overcome through SPIRITUAL WARFARE, which includes following the word of God, relying on His understanding and trusting in His power! Oh, we may actually manage to kill Bin Laden the man...but do you think by the tactics that you are now backing, we will be able to rid the earth of the powers of darkness that drove him? Or will that spirit simply continue through someone else? Your honest opinion now... 2) We demanded that these murders be turned over for trial. The Taliban refused. Indeed, they support these terorrists (primarily because they receive their funding from these terorrists). So, we go in and take out the ability of the Taliban to do war and native Afghans are the ones who are fightening to overthrow a government, of foreigners, who came in 1996 and seized control. This to me-looks like it says: We forgot to ask God for His guidance and wisdom, we hastely relied on our own power and intellegence. Satan would not cooperate with us. So we engaged in a battle with him, naked of righteousness, using his own weapons of destuction, to further our own political gain. And the people around the area are being killed and oppressed from all sides, and don't know what to think or where to turn because there is no Truth being given them from anywhere. And while for a season, it may look as though they are coming out of oppression, without the One True God...they will be lost anyway. Why don't our leaders take this to them? If this is a war about justice issued by America, for the sake of God and what is right against "the evil doers"...where is our proclamation of such? I am sorry, I forgot, this is a "free" country and we may hurt someone's feelings if we tell the truth or put God in Government or forbid...teach another country under oppression why it is that they are actually oppressed. Honestly Tim, I do not see that much difference in the actions of our honorable plight and that of the terrorist. Death to a people is still death...wether it is instant or slow. A lie is a lie...wether it is sugar coated or outright. And to indirectly claim that we are going to save these people through any other means than spiritual guidance...is a lie. |